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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Terry Michael Yanky " <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <uba57655@live.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 19:45:26 +0300
Subject: Make urgent contact to the bank now

BARRISTER TERRY MICHAEL.YANKY Senior Advocate, International Legal Practitioner
Artube's Chamber's COTONOU BENIN
ADDRESS: NO 2 LADIKPO BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE+2299387995
E-mail: michaelleonad027@gmail.com

Attention;

How are you today?This is Barrister Terry Michael Yanky,The Legal Practitioner that helped you when you was trying to get your sum of $2.500,000 awarded fund transferred to your account from United bank for Africa,i don't know what was your problem that you wanted to let the huge amount of money go but i am here to inform you that your fund did not go.Actual the bank wanted to divert it into government treasury account like they were instructed but i interfered,Having remembered your effort and that of Donald my heart was touched and i went to try luck, luckily to me i succeeded by pushing the fund out of the country to our neighboring country Nigeria.Your fund is no longer in UBA-Benin but UBA-Nigeria,the fund was forwarded direct to bank head quarter in Marina Lagos Nigeria,i did this out of human sympathy and with little power i have as a lawyer made me to achieve it.This achievement created very big joy in me because i never know i will achieve it although it was hand work of God.The most sweetest part of it is that the fund is in the bank head quarter in Nigeria and you will have direct direct deposit into your account,Make urgent contact to the bank now through this email.(uba57655@live.com) and phone number +234-9076005665,They are UBA head quarter in Nigeria have gone through every thing i forwarded to them and said that only $130 will be needed for the direct deposit process fee.They told me that it is illegal for a bank to demand fee after fee.They are very sincere and calculative and can never delay your fund again.

BARRISTER TERRY MICHAEL YANKY (Attorney)
REPUBLIC OF BENIN REVENUE SERVICE.

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